2 Days Iskanderkul Legends

The journey, in full

Dushanbe Visiting objects: Nation Palace – State Flag square – National Museum – Rudaki Park – Dusti square – Ismoil Somoni Memorial complex – National Library – State Emblem square – observation deck Dushanbe-Plaza; At once lunch Monument of Ismoili Somoni — who is the founder of the first Tajik state. To the right of the monument is the Rudaki Park—the most beautiful and green park of the city, where you can breathe a fresh mountain air, enjoy the variety of trees, read books in the open air, as well exercise or just have a walk with friends. To the left of the monument is the National library — the largest library in the Central Asia. The area of the library occupies 45 thousand square meters, the width of the building is 52 meters, and the length is 167 meters. The flagpole was confirmed as the world's tallest by the Guinness Book of Records, but was soon overtaken by the 165 m Dushanbe Flagpole in Tajikistan. Tajikistan's national museum is housed in an impressive modern building with an elliptical roof and giant atrium. The collection encompasses three main sections – natural history, archaeology and contemporary fine arts – and displays include minerals (including a giant mineral tree), dioramas of snow leopards and Marco Polo sheep, suits of amour and musical instrument Grand Asia 4* ------------------------------------------------------------ Hisor Fortress Visit the Fortress and Museum of Hisor – Teahouse "Kharbuza" Museum of Mirzo Tursunzod; At once lunch Hisar Fortress used to be a palace of one of Bukhara Emirate becks. The fortress with 1 m walls and loopholes for guns and cannons towered on a high hill's slope and was carefully guarded. Inside there was a pool and a garden. Across from the fortress there was a noisy market square with a caravanserai and a variety of shops. Hisar Fortress and the town had been settled from VI BC to mid of XIX. It was the main administrative, political and economical centre of Hisar valley. Teahouse Kharbuza — is unique in the world, it was built in the form of a melon (the Taj: - kharbuza). The teahouse, with a height of 43 meters, length 100 meters, width of 55 meters, is designed to receive 2.3 thousand visitors at a time - Return to Dushanbe Grand Asia 4* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Panjakent Visiting objects: ancient settlement Sarazm – Rudaki Mausoleum and Museum; at once lunch Sarazm is an ancient town. It dates back to the 4th millennium BCE and is today a UNESCO World Heritage site. Sarazm was the first city in Central Asia to maintain economic relations with a network of settlements covering a vast territory from the Turkmenistan steppes and the Aral Sea (in the northwest) to the Iranian Plateau and the Indus (in the south and southeast). Rudaki composed poems in the‌ modern Persian alphabet and is considered a founder of classical Persian literature. As it seems, Rudaki was the first person to combine different roles that were yet distinguishable entitles in the 9th century royal court: musician, poet and declaimer/reciter, and copyist. The museum is of more interest, however, for its display of textiles and costumes, the frescoes found at Ancient Penjikent and the Neolithic tools from nearby Sarazm Hostel ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Departure/arrival in Dushanbe Arrival in Dushanbe Visiting objects: Park “Navruzgoh” – Kohi Navruz – Mausoleum of Mavlono Yakubi Charkhi – Park IRAM (Botanical garden) – Park Aini – amusement Park “Khayyam”; At once lunch Botanical Garden is located in Ismail Somoni district in Dushanbe and exits to the west side on the edge of the river bank –Dushanbinka. In the botanical garden are collected samples of trees and bushes from almost all corners of the world, many of which are already included in the Red Book of Nature. Botanical Garden is one of the places of rest of citizens and place for educational tourism. Sadriddin Ayni Park is located on the high and spacious terrace where the mountain river Varzob bursts into the city, foamingly leaving the steep ravines of the Varzob canyon. Drop pff to the airport, Safe flight!